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Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is attending the Quad, after profitable the election on Saturday and being sworn-in Monday.
And Chinese language chief Xi Jinping performed a central function within the election that was dogged by allegations of overseas interference and partly fought on problems with nationwide safety.
Souring relations: Australia’s relations with China have deteriorated underneath the Liberal-Nationwide coalition’s stint in authorities — which began concurrently Xi’s rule.
Relations soured additional in 2020 when the Australian authorities referred to as for an investigation into the origins of Covid-19. China responded with sanctions towards Australian exports, together with beef, barley, wine, and rock lobster.
China’s response hardened public attitudes in Australia and pushed Canberra to steer the cost towards China’s coercive actions.
Xi’s face on advertisements: All through the marketing campaign interval forward of the election, Xi’s face was splashed throughout billboards, with advertisements claiming he backed sure candidates — which is solely authorized, since there aren’t any legal guidelines in Australia on fact in political promoting.
Andrew Hughes, a advertising skilled on the Australian Nationwide College, says Australia is named the “Wild West” in the case of political promoting, however the usage of China on this marketing campaign had nonetheless been outstanding.
“It is truly extra noticeable, I believe, on this election than I’ve ever seen the usage of a overseas authorities in election campaigns outdoors wartime,” Hughes mentioned.
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